Marriage of Mitchell and Grimes Leads Local Social Event
The article details a wedding in Burt with Rev. C. Mitchell officiating and George and Alma Grimes’s daughter, a Fredericks teacher set to finish the school year. Attendants include Alma Grimes, Betty Pioned, and Wirley Batley who sang. A reception for 35 followed in the church parlors with roses and a tiered cake.
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Mitchell
Mtotika
Alma Grimes
Chryatol
Wenger
Tames
Char Eigit
Art Mitchell
Burt
Betty
Wirley* Batley
Hero
Wad
Donna Webiger
Georgiana Falk
Mitchell, Daughter of Mr. Jand:mrs.r. L. Grimes
Frederiks
Elgin High
VI. I. U
T. C
Officers Training School
Naval School at Cornell Tan on Vernon Campus
An office of the Bureau operates on the Cornell Tan Vernon campus with additional classes of four hundred students enrolled at four week intervals until the maximum of six hundred is reached.
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Tan
Cornell College
Vernon
Service Pvt Witmer Lantz reassigned to Missouri camp
Military notices show Pvt Witmer Lantz moved from Gowen Field Idaho to a Missouri Army Camp with Jan 3 reporting date. Ray Vasby of Clermont and other local servicemen progress through training and assignments in Des Moines Camp Leavenworth Pearl Harbor and Fort Bragg as families follow weekly postal updates.
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Witmer ‘Lantz
Gowen Field
Boise
Idaho
Ray Vasbey
Clermont
Des Moines
Missouri
Otte
Vaab
Phurday
Janes
Mike Adrian
Fred Schnaider
Zaken
Elner Meyer
Fort Bray
N.C
Martin ‘Wenger
Africa
Jove Lerch
North Africa
Hogland
Dale DeBart
Echo
Reuben Butt
Rives Naatwon
Norfolk
Virginia
C. John- Aeron
Gale Hanpon
Gunder
Mark Hangop
Adal
Warren Mitchell
Coast Guard
Rob Grimes
Mitchell
New London
Dati
PueInf
Claiborne
Adalo Ji Hanson
California
Pyt
Dale J
Hanson
Camp McQuaide
Calif
Hei
Ocean
Jacke
Dibble
Cornell
Donald Gress
New Orleans
Donald
R. R
Co. I
NO. S, A
Coutiiana
Sin Beelees
Richard A. Gehring
Bradford
Rich
Navy
Serbees
Ray K. Vasby
Otto Vasby
Camp Leavenworth
Kansas
Washby
U.S. Army Signs Corps
Haywaiian Islande
W.T. S Clermont
Ward Katiber
Péarl Harbor
San Diego
Garessia
Donald L. Barnes
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Clarence Nygaard
Clarence L. Nygaard
90Th Signal Battalion
Fort Nis
Washington
Morrissey Hall
Notre Dame
Ind
George Hanaga
Rationing of Most Feeds to Start in February
A letter from Misa Lizzie B Lyonsella of Maquoketa recalls long teaching years in Elgin and notes an eighty onest birthday in October. She describes partial illness, mobility limits, and pride in Maquoketa as Timber City with its trees and old mansions.
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Elgin
Misa Lizzie B. Lyonsella
North 6Th Street
Maquoketa
Longfellow
Calendar For Rationing Is Released
Schedule of ration coupons released listing Sugar No. 10 for 3 pounds expiring January 31 Coffee No. 27 expiring January 3 A Gasoline Book first sheet expires January 21 Fuel Oil second period from December 3 to January 19 Fuel Oil third period delayed from January 7 to December 23 inspection dates set front Windsfield Gasoline ration to be posted and coupons valid until business close on dates given.
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Boorey Urting Dee
Elgin Stores Report Strong Holiday Business
Practically all stores in Elgin reported good holiday business though stock variety was limited. Shoppers were not choosy and bought what they could. purchases concentrated in staple lines stocked year through year, showing utility was prioritized in their shopping.
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Elgin
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration for Elmer Pinney Jr Couple
Mr and Mrs Elmer Pinney Jr were honored at their son Frank Pinney s home by First Baptist Church members on Wednesday evening December 30. The couple celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today December 31 and the social gathering was arranged so they could plan their own observance.
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Elmer Pinney, Jr
Frank
First Bapist Church
Icy Iowa Sees Week of Slippery Roads
A section of Iowa reports about a week of icy roads with no end in sight. Temperatures hover around freezing as rain rather than snow falls, causing several accidents and vehicles ending in ditches.
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Iowa
No Time to Fool Around in Town During Rationing
Observers note fewer vehicles on the streets as mileage rationing limits travel time. Those who visit town today conduct business quickly, with little opportunity for leisure or joy riding despite the absence of explicit restrictions.
Bomb the Japs With Scrap Corp Ad
An old notice advertises an investment from personnel including D, CG. Hansen of Clermont and Pvt. Walter Boyls of the 580th T.S.S. Erks, tied to Gulfport Field Mississippi and 879 Service Sq. 83 Service Gp Army Air Base Pueblo California.
Government rationing and hoarding fears voiced nationwide
The American housewife faces food rationing plans as a two month gap between announcement and effect sparks warnings against hoarding. Protests cite wartime shortages, while a point system similar to England's will govern purchases. Officials warn grocers and civilians to avoid stockpiling and highlight measures to curb large buyers and protect small retailers.
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Wes
Elmer Davis
Regelery Wicks Yard
England
Ihwa
Ibotn
Kalteybach
Nagi
Hitler
Herr Hitler
War Production Board
Elgin School Reopens Monday After Holidays
The Elgin school will reopen Monday morning January 4 after a week and a half of holidays. The weather has been favorable for abating ice and outdoor exercise. A safety concern exists over a boys hockey game on a busy street, risking a potential accident similar to incidents in other towns.
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Elgin Schoole
Theta
Hope for Clean-Up in 1948 Echo Print Ad Clue
A curious wartime snippet mentions hopes of a postwar clean-up by 1943, recalling 1918 German events and urging readers to remember territory to be retaken. The note ends by promoting the Echo for printing services.
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Schickelgruber
Germany
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